The committee's decision stated that the foreign minister has exceeded his absence allowance by eight sessions, adding that for the most part, the panel "accepted Minister Lieberman's explanations, as relayed via his bureau chief, that his absences stemmed from official trips abroad on behalf of the State of Israel,
or as a result of hosting foreign dignitaries in Israel.

"According to Minister Lieberman's own, detailed travel itineraries, the committee has not found justification for his absence from 38 plenum sessions. However, due to the special nature of the foreign minister's role we have decided to deduct only four days from his wages," the committee's ruling said.

Mofaz explained his absence by citing "schedule difficulties pertaining the Kadima
primaries," adding he lends the "utmost importance" to House sessions.

The committee noted that political activity, even that pertaining to a party's internal elections, did not justify such frequent absences, but as this was Mofaz' first infringement, they would settle for a warning.